Example sentences of "i could have be a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ After all you 've done in the past for Rosemary and me , and are still doing , ’ he went on , ‘ I got to thinking yesterday that I could have been a sight more energetic in letting you know how delighted I am that you 're going to marry my cousin . |
2 | I could have been a cricketer — I had two uncles who captained the English counties years ago — but a photographer , no . |
3 | From behind I could have been a man with my hood up . |
4 | She said last night , ‘ I played steady golf and , although I could have been a bit sharper , I am not disappointed with my start . |
5 | Or I could have been a bit less awkward , and said , you just give me the positive one . |
6 | I could have been a set-up . |
7 | I could have been a model , I reckon , though at twenty five I suppose I 'm too old now . |